Sentence examples for prefer still from inspiring English sources

Waterlilies also prefer still water, so installing a recirculating pump to move water will make them less happy while increasing the oxygen supply for the fish.

Speaking in the Commons, the shadow justice secretary, Nick Herbert, said the Tories would prefer still fewer peers than the diminished number proposed by the government - perhaps up to 300 - and expressed disappointment that the government had refused to adopt the name "senate", as had been proposed in evidence given to the cross-party group.

When you sat down you were probably asked rather quickly if you'd like a cocktail, and if you'd prefer still or sparkling water.

I am always made aware of this fact every time a waiter asks me if I would prefer still or sparkling water.

Transtromer prefers still, pared-down arrangements that rely more on image and tone than, say, peculiarities of diction or references to local culture.

The preferred still yields around 7 percent and maybe the common pays a token dividend in 2013 but don't count on it.

Theoretically, cell recruitment could work as another selection step, preferring still-functional cells over dysfunctional ones.

Vast parts of the reindeer owners prefer, and still do move their reindeers the old way.

I still prefer Peter Pan, however.

The instructor asked her, 'Where's the girl?' 'I prefer a still-life,' my mother said.

The utilities still prefer moving older fuel, however.